The contemporary Commonwealth an assessment, 1965-2009 /

• Other Authors: Mayall, James., May, Alex
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, c2010.
• Subjects: HISTORY > World.; Commonwealth countries.; Electronic books.
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The book provides an overview of the contemporary Commonwealth and place the organization in its historical context while assessing its achievements, failures and prospects.

Table of Contents:

• Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part I; 1 Introduction; 2 The Commonwealth and the law; 3 From Smith to Sharma: The role of the Commonwealth Secretary-General; 4 Principles and practice: Human rights, the Harare Declaration and the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG); 5 The Commonwealth as a champion of small states; 6 Managing globalisation: The Commonwealth in the international economy; 7 The Commonwealth and civil society; Part II; 8 The Commonwealth and the European Union; 9 Canada, North America and the Commonwealth.